The Guardia Civil arrested the man who ran over and killed cyclist Bernat Ribas on Tuesday afternoon. According to the Guardia Civil, he is British, a resident of Ibiza, is 35 years old and did not have a driving licence.
He has been arrested on suspicion of crimes of reckless homicide, leaving the scene of the accident, reckless driving and driving without a license.
After the hit-and-run, the driver fled, and the Guardia Civil was searching for him all day Wednesday. Traffic agents leading the investigation found the car that caused the accident, an old model black Jeep Wrangler in the middle of Sa Serra Grossa. Meanwhile, the Guardia Civil agents of the Rapid Action Group, carried out several controls throughout the day.
As detailed by the benemérita, the man surrendered at midnight in the dependencies of the Civil Guard of Sant Antoni, where after reading him his rights and the reasons for the arrest, he was taken to the barracks of Can Sifre in Ibiza for the instruction of the proceedings.
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